Virginia Terry McAuliffe Doesn't Play Well With Others

'Others' as in Virginia Republicans. Governor McAwful still hasn't learned why Medicaid expansion is a bad choice as policy.

Via WMDT

The Democratic governor issued an executive order Friday directing his staff to abide by his version of the state budget, not the final one enrolled by the clerk of the state House.

GOP House Speaker William J. Howell previously ordered the House clerk to ignore vetoes McAuliffe tried to make to certain sections of the budget. That included a provision McAuliffe said "could preclude" unionized construction contractors from taking part in public-private transportation projects and another section aimed at prohibiting him from expanding Medicaid.

Tom Perriello Sells Stake in Company Interested in Building Trump's Border Wall

Looks like Virginia Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Tom Perriello was for Trump's border wall (and pipelines) before he was against it.

Via RTD

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Perriello has sold his financial holdings in a construction company interested in building President Donald Trump’s wall along the Mexican border and that has worked with Dominion Energy, a Perriello punching bag, on energy projects in Virginia.

Perriello’s investment in Fluor Corp., revealed last month on the former congressman’s mandatory conflict-of-interest disclosure, cut against his campaign message of populist reform, standing up to Trump and fighting corporate power.

At the time, Perriello’s campaign said he wasn’t aware of the investment. The campaign confirmed the stock was sold on April 18 but declined to comment on the reasons behind the decision.

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